Quick disconnect adapter that fits Osprey Packs

I own an Osprey Manta pack and it's great, but it's a real pain to maintain the bladder because it is always attached to the pack. I want to cut the tube so I can take it out easier. I found this Platypus piece below which is exactly what i'm looking for but it is too narrow for the wider tubes that Osprey uses on their proprietary packs. Is there another product like this, or a reliable modification to make it work without leaking?

I own an Osprey Manta pack and it's great, but it's a real pain to maintain the bladder because it is always attached to the pack. I want to cut the tube so I can take it out easier. I found this Platypus piece below which is exactly what i'm looking for but it is too narrow for the wider tubes that Osprey uses on their proprietary packs. Is there another product like this, or a reliable modification to make it work without leaking?

Not sure what you mean by the reservoir (bladder) always being attached to the pack. The reservoir should easily slide in and out of the pack.

I have an osprey pack and I gotta say over all I really like it. Way better than the old blowfish I had before. However, I'm not a huge fan of the bit valve and I could see this disconnect coupling being useful. the bite valve is clunky to thread through the elastic pieces on the shoulder strap.

I have an osprey pack and I gotta say over all I really like it. Way better than the old blowfish I had before. However, I'm not a huge fan of the bit valve and I could see this disconnect coupling being useful. the bite valve is clunky to thread through the elastic pieces on the shoulder strap.

That was my issue with my camelback, i installed a 90 degree right angle end piece with the bitevalve and a shut off valve at the end, so I couldn't take the bladder out because it was connected to the hose which was put throw loops and whatnot. I installed that dis connect 3 inches from the bottom of the bladded, how much easier now.

Not sure what you mean by the reservoir (bladder) always being attached to the pack. The reservoir should easily slide in and out of the pack.

no. i want the tube to disconnect from the bladder, so i can fully detach it from the pack to make it easy to fill up, maintain, and dry, rather than dragging my whole pack to the sink.

i did some more research and Osprey has their bladders custom made from Nalgene. There are Nalgene bladders that you can buy independently, that have the disconnect built into the base of the bladder, but the custom built ones for Osprey do not have this.

I would just switch out the bladder to the regular Nalgene one, but then I would forego the rigid backing and custom fitting that makes it sit so well in the pack.

I don't know if it's any wider than the platypus, but it might be worth looking into. Keep us posted, I'm looking at one of the Raptors and I'd be interested in knowing what solution ends up working for you.

I don't know if it's any wider than the platypus, but it might be worth looking into. Keep us posted, I'm looking at one of the Raptors and I'd be interested in knowing what solution ends up working for you.

I know, maybe call customer service and see if they have any info? Surely they know what it fits and what it doesn't. I haven't gotten a Raptor yet so I don't know what the ID (inner diameter) of the tubing is.